Linux is now used by 3% of gamers on Steam, as handheld PCs and rising Windows frustrations fuel fresh momentum.

CrossOver, the Wine-based compatibility layer for running Windows software on Mac and Linux, just released its first 64-bit ...

Now, a new open source project is seeking to extend Linux interoperability further back into PC gaming history. The d7vk project describes itself as “a Vulkan-based translation layer for Direct3D 7 ...

In fact, according to some fresh stats, almost 90% of all Windows games now run on Linux. Which of course is awesome ...

Sentry is a toolkit for game devs to monitor errors, performance and more and now it should work a lot better on Linux / ...

CrossOver, the commercial Wine tool, is now available for Linux ARM64 devices in preview, allowing Windows games and software ...

If Valve gets the pricing right, its new console could finally make Linux a first-class citizen on the biggest screen in the house.

I won't pretend that I know every in and out of Bazzite, especially since I stay in Steam for the majority of my time, but ...

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Linux still has rough edges, but Zorin OS 18 continues to impress in that it makes Linux much more approachable and even Windows-like.

Winboat is a new technology to run Windows apps on Linux. The app is currently in beta, but shows real promise. If the developers can deliver, this will be a game changer. Also: I've used Linux for 30 ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. In the decades that I've been using Linux, I have not needed a single Windows app because Linux has all the software I require. However, I ...